Sad-iron



(ModeL) M. J. SHIMER.

SAD IRON.

Patented Dec. 27, 1887.

, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MILTON SHIMER, OF FREEMANSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAD-l RON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,389, dated December 27, 1887.

Application filed July 19, 1857. Serial No. 244,726. (ModcL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON J. SHIMEB, a citizen of theUnited States of America, residing at Freemansburg. in the county of Northampton,-in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Sad-Iron, of which the following is a specification. Myinvention has relation to improvements in sad-irons, and the object is to simplify and improve the means for holding a detachable handle to the body of the iron.

My invention consists in constructing the latch so as to take an automatic adjustable grip on the lip of the plate on the iron, as hereinafter will be more fully described, and specially as will be pointed out in the claims.

My present invention has special relation to improvements on the detachable handle, shown and described in Letters Patent of the United States of America granted to me under date of December 7, 1886, and numbered 853,97 6.

I have illustrated my improvements in the annexed drawings, wherein Figure l is a perspective view of the iron and handle. Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal view thereof. Fig. 3 is abottom view of the base-piece, showing the circular projection with the latch in the slot thereof, the ends of the base-piece being broken off; and Fig. 4 is a detail view of the latching mechanism assembled.

Like parts appearing in different views in the drawings are designated by similar notations of reference.

Reference being had to the drawings, A designates the iron. This may be cast in a single piece and have formed in the middlea socket, 1, formed with an annular shoulder projecting inwardly over the sides, as seen at 2; or the iron may consist of the main or base piece cast with a pit or socket, and then have a plate secured thereon, with a hole in the middle of less diameter than the socket in the body of the iron, asshown in Fig. 2, the purpose being to-provide a socket with the edges overhanging, to serve as a lip for the latch to set under and hold the handle and iron together. The construction of the iron is identical with that shown and described in the foregoing-cited Letters Patent, except that I have shown the top part or the plate made oval and provided with projections 3 at each end, between which the ends of the handle set, and is prevented from turning on the face of the plate or iron.

B designates the handle. This is of the same general construction of the handle shown and described in my said former Letters Patcut, and consists of the basepiece 4, uprights 5, and hand-grasp 6. The basepiece has side extensions, 7, to keep the handle steady when attached to the iron. In the middle of the under face of the base-piece is formed a circular projection, 8, and a slot, 9, is made in the base-piece and extends through the circular projection, the back wall of the slot being curved to serve as a seat for the latch or locking-piece. In my improvements the circular projection on the base-piece is cast solid excepting that partoccupied by the slot in which the lockingpiece is held. The uprights of the handle have holesin their upper-ends, through which screws are passed into the wooden handgrasp, and on the inner face of each upright are formed ribs,which, being pressed into the ends of the hand-grasp, hold that firm and against turning. specifically stated in my said Letters Patent.

I now proceed to specify my improvements.

The letter O designates the lever, held in bearings 10, formed on the base-piece of the handle, and formed wit-h a projecting lug, 11, to fit in a groove in the latch or lock-piece. On the opposite end of the base-piece is secured one end of a spring, 12, which projects in the direction of the lock-piece and bears with its free end on that part.

D designates the latch or lock-piece. This is formed with a curved body, having a stop or lug, 18, on the rear to rest on the upper surface of the base-piece of the handle, and on the top has a projection, 14, for the free endof the spring 12 to abut against. In the front face of the lock-piece is formed a groove, 14, to take the projection 11 of the lever. This lock-piece is arranged in the slot 9 of the base-piecc with the projection on the lever in the groove and the free end of the spring bearing against the projection 14 and on the end of the lock-piece, as best seen in Fig. 2 of the drawings. This arrangement brings the spring to bear on the lock-piece and hold it in position with its curved portion projecting These constructions are all beyond and below the circular projection under the base-piece. I thus provide a locking means which adjusts its grip to the flange of the socket in the plate or iron and holds the 5 handle and iron securely together.

- \Vhat I claim is- 1. The sad-iron handle B, consisting of a hand-graspandsupporting-uprightsconnected by a base-piece formed with a depending pro- I3 jection, 8, on its under side, provided with a slot, 9, a lever, G, fulcrumed on the base-piece and formed with a projecting lug, 11, a lockpiece, D, swung on the projecting lug of the lever in the slot of the base-piece, and a spring,

[ 12, on the base-piece arranged with its free end to bear on the lock-piece to throw the lower end thereof beyond the side of the depending projection on the bottom of the basepiece, substantially as described, and for the purpose stated.

2. The combination of the sad-ir0n A, having projections on its upper surface to set against the handle, and formed with a central socket, 1, having overhanging edges, with the detachable handle B, the base-piece of which 25 is formed with a depending projection, 8, to set in the socket of the iron, and a slot, 9, in said base-piece and depending projection, and provided with a lever, 0, formed with a projecting lug, 11, on the end, alock-piece, D, swung 0 on the lug of the lever to hang in the slot of the base-piece, and a spring, 12, on the basepiece,arranged with its free end to bear on the top of the lock-piece and throw its lower end in locked engagement under the flange of the 35 socket in the iron, all substantially as described.

In witness whcreof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence oftwo attesting witnesses.

MILTON J. SHIMER.

Attest:

R0131. H. XVoLLE, J. B. KEMERER. 

